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Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster

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Cardiff Rugby v Leinster Cardiff Rugby v Leinster
United Rugby Championship - Round 12 United Rugby Championship - Round 12
Fri 27th February 2026, 09:00pm SAST Fri 27th February 2026, 09:00pm SAST
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park
Sam Grove-White Sam Grove-White

Head to Head

Cardiff Rugby
Wins
1
Leinster
Wins
4

Average Points scored

14
30
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
80%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Ospreys
0-26
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby
21-36
Sharks
Northampton
28-12
Cardiff Rugby
Leinster
29-5
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby
40-27
Zebre
Connacht
5-50
Leinster
Leinster
24-18
Munster
Clermont
23-48
Leinster
Leinster
29-5
Cardiff Rugby
Sharks
26-20
Leinster
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Match Information

Cardiff Rugby v Leinster Cardiff Rugby v Leinster
United Rugby Championship - Round 12 United Rugby Championship - Round 12
Fri 27th February 2026, 09:00pm SAST Fri 27th February 2026, 09:00pm SAST
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park
Sam Grove-White Sam Grove-White

Points Flow Chart

Cardiff Rugby Leinster
Cardiff Rugby Leinster
64
Mins in lead
0
80%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
64%
Possession Last 10 min
36%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Tector
67' 8-7
McGrath
67' 8-5
Beetham
8-0 65'
Davies
8-0 53'
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22m Entries

Cardiff Rugby Leinster
Avg. Points Scored
1.1
22m Entries
7
Avg. Points Scored
3.5
22m Entries
2

Attack Profile

Cardiff Rugby
Leinster
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Defence Profile

Cardiff Rugby
Leinster
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Last 5 Penalties

Cardiff Rugby 37'
Leinster 63'
Cardiff Rugby 65'
Leinster 72'
Leinster 74'
5
Points
Aled Davies
Cardiff Rugby Aled Davies
1
Tries
Aled Davies
Cardiff Rugby Aled Davies
1
Last Try
Luke McGrath
Leinster Luke McGrath
15
Carries
Alun Lawrence
Cardiff Rugby Alun Lawrence
28
Tackles Completed
Daniel Thomas
Cardiff Rugby Daniel Thomas
2
Line Breaks
Luke McGrath
Leinster Luke McGrath
2
Turnovers Won
Liam Belcher
Cardiff Rugby Liam Belcher
4
Defenders Beaten
Ruben Moloney
Leinster Ruben Moloney
52
Successful Passes
Aled Davies
Cardiff Rugby Aled Davies

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That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Gus McCarthy leaves the field and John McKee comes on
74'
Ioan Lloyd comes on for Cardiff Rugby and Callum Sheedy comes off
71'
Rory Thornton comes on and George Nott comes off
68'
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Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Cardiff Rugby face off against Leinster in United Rugby Championship Round 12 on Fri 27th February 2026 at Cardiff Arms Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 11:00 EST in the US.

Leinster won the last encounter but Leinster are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster Squads

The official squads for Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

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